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BY g L I ATTORQEY UNITED STA Patented Mar. 4, 1947 i ii i T EN Q HCEC0MB=-1 I William J. Mims, Birmingham, Ala. Application. September 20,1945,"SerialNo u61L496 2 Claims. (01.132 16) which shall include ahandle which does not become overheated when heating the comb.

Combs which include teeth adapted for separation in cleaning are wellknown in the art as are combs which are adapted to be heated when inuse. Dificulties have been found in the use of such combs in that thehandle, if made of metal, is liable to become overheated when heatingthe comb so that it may not be handled in comfort and, if made of wood,is liable to catch fire and become charred when heating the comb.

These and other difficulties are overcome in accordance with myinvention in which I provide a comb with separable teeth mounted on asuitable rod with spacers between the teeth. Adjacent the teeth, Iprovide an elongated cuff which fits over the mounting rod and whichbears at its end remote from the teeth against a wood handle having abore substantially larger than the diameter of the mounting rod. Theouter end of the mounting rod is provided with a threaded section andthe outer end of the handle is provided with an internally threadedsleeve which is mounted wholly within the handle and is adapted to screwonto the threaded section of the mounting rod and by means of which thecuff may be brought to bear snugly against the teeth and spacers to holdthem rigidly in position for use. By the means employed, heat from thecomb is not readily transmitted to the handle and it does not becomecharred or burned and may be handled at all times with comfort.

A device embodying features of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which Fig.1 is a sectional elevation of the comb; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line III-II of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing for a better understanding of my invention, myimproved comb comprises a mounting rod [0 which may be of any suitableangular cross section, preferably of an X section as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawing. On one end of the mounting rod Ill is provided apermanently aiiixed head II. The other end of the mountingrodis providedwith a threaded section 12 having a pointedouter end 13;. Mounted-on therod Hl'andabutting the .head ll islairowof metal teeth M which haveopenings therein of a shape to fit snugly over the mounting rod l0.

Between the teeth M on the rod III are suitable spacers I6, also made ofmetal and which hold the teeth 14 in properly spaced relation on themounting rod.

Abutting the row of teeth H on the end opposite the head H is anelongated cuff I! which fits over the mounting rod 10. The cuff I1 isprovided with a shoulder l8 which bears against the end of a handle l9.While other materials may be employed, I prefer at present to employwood for the handle IQ for the reason that it is a poor conductor ofheat and I have found it better than most other available materials inservice. The handle I9 is provided with a central bore 2| which, as maybe seen in the drawing, is substantially larger in diameter than themounting rod l0 so that the walls of the bore are spaced from themounting rod when the handle is placed thereon. There is thus provided asubstantial dead air space surrounding the handle. Adjacent the cuff H,the handle is provided with a counter bore 22 bearing against the end ofthe cuff l1.

Mounted within the outer end of the handle I9 is an internally threadedsleeve 23 which is held in lace in the handle by a drive fit andby meansof fins 24, which engage the handle as it is driven into place. Thesleeve 23 is adapted to screw onto the threaded section II of themounting rod, as shown in Fig. 1. It is hollowed out as shown at 26 onits inner end, whereby when assembling the comb after it has been takenapart, the pointed end l3 of the threaded section l2 engages thehollowed-out, funnel-like portion 26 of the sleeve 23 and enters thesection 12 into the sleeve. The comb is thus readily assembled afterbeing taken apart.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent thatI have devised an improvedmetal comb adapted to be heated when used and be taken apart forcleaning, which is simple of construction, easy of assembly anddisassembly, and which includes a handle which will not becomeoverheated when the comb is in use.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious tothose skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptibleof various changes and modifications, without departing from the spiritthereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be Iv 3 placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in. the appendedclaims. What I claim is:

space and bearing at one end against the cufi,

a threaded section on the outer end of the mounting rod, and aninternally threaded sleeve mounted in the outer end of the bore adaptedto screw onto the threaded section.

of the handle and;

2. In a comb embodying a row of metal teeth 7 with spacers between theteeth, all slidably mounted on a mounting rod, a head on the rod at theouter end of the row of, teeth against which the row of teeth hear, anelongated cuff slidably mounted on the rod and bearing againstthe innerend of the row of teeth, a wooden handle on the rodbearing against thecufi and having a bore therein substantially larger in diameter than 7the rod and forming therewith a substantial dead air space, a threadedpointed outer end on the mounting rod, and an internally threaded sleevemounted within the outer end of the handle and covered thereby, saidsleeve having its end inside the handle funnel shaped whereby to receivethe pointed end of the mounting rod.

WILLIAM J. MIMS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name 7 Date 854,498 Higgins May 21, 1907999,997 Higgins Aug. 8, 1911 1,343,552: Earle June 15 1 920

